Mother sues BOE, bus driver, safety director for crash injuries

Posted on Aug 29, 2014 11:37am PDT

PRESTONSBURG – A Weeksbury mother has filed a civil action against
a school bus driver, the Floyd County Board of Education and the Board’s
Safety Director for injuries allegedly sustained by her infant children
and herself stemming from an April 2007 crash which resulted from, the
civil action alleges, “the intentional or reckless disregard for
the safety of other people.

Stacey Scott, a resident of Melvin, alleges in the civil action filed by
Kirk Law Firm, that her infant daughter, Kenzie, was severely and permanently
injured in a crash at the intersection of Poplar Fork and Ky. 466 near
Weeksbury when the vehicle Stacey was operating was crashed into by a
school bus operated by Victor Harper. According to the suit, Kenzie received
injuries to her face, brain and spine. Her medical care and treatment
needs may exceed $1 million over her lifetime, it is alleged. The suit
also alleges that Stacey and her infant son, Gary, were also seriously injured.

Named as defendants were the driver, Harper, the Floyd County Board of
Education and Karen Johnson, Director of Transportation for the Board.